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The Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning, and there was a veritable buffet of mentions for Brits, including some faces familiar to viewers of BBC America’s Dramaville lineup. Luther‘s Idris Elba and The Hour‘s Dominic West were nominated for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie, while West’s Hour co-star Romola Garai grabbed a nod for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie. For Elba, it’s his second straight nomination.

The Hour, an elegant thriller set in a newsroom in 1950s Britain, was also nominated for Best Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie, where it faces another Brit period drama, Downton Abbey.

Also, former Hex star Michael Fassbender, snubbed yesterday by the Screen Actors Guild, boasted a Best Actor Drama nomination for his role in the sex-addiction study Shame.

The Best Actor in Miniseries or TV Movie category, featuring Elba and West, features the most British nominees (four, including Downton‘s Hugh Bonneville and Page Eight‘s Bill Nighy). The only Yank? William Hurt, from HBO’s Too Big to Fail.

Kate Winslet can claim two nominations, a Miniseries actress nod for her already Emmy-winning performance in Mildred Pierce and another for Best Actress in Film, Comedy for Carnage.

Things are looking grim for Vanessa Redgrave‘s Oscar chances for Coriolanus: both SAG and the Globes overlooked the two-time Oscar winner’s critically-acclaimed supporting performance. And Steven Spielberg did not get a Best Director nomination for the Brit-filled War Horse.

Here’s a full list of nominees:

Best DramaThe Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse

Best Comedy/Musical50/50 The Artist Bridesmaids Midnight in Paris My Week with Marilyn

Best Actress in a Drama
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Best Actor in a DramaGeorge Clooney, The DescendantsBrad Pitt, MoneyballRyan Gosling, The Ides of MarchMichael Fassbender, ShameLeonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar